"Newbie" needs pointers re getting graded

"Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message
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I see the same coins year after year after year in the same dealers'
cases.

You'd think they'd wise up but they never seem to "get" it.
I see the same thing here.
Ditto for the "antiquarian" book fairs where I see the same books at the
same dealers years on end, yet they won't come down from their asking
price.
OK with me, let them schlep those heavy books back and forth and let
them become more shelf-worn.
eBay and Amazon have all but killed the used book business but the
old-time dealers don't want to wake up to the new reality.

Bob F. wrote:
"Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message
...

I see the same coins year after year after year in the same dealers'
cases.

You'd think they'd wise up but they never seem to "get" it.
I see the same thing here.
Ditto for the "antiquarian" book fairs where I see the same books at
the same dealers years on end, yet they won't come down from their
asking price.
OK with me, let them schlep those heavy books back and forth and let
them become more shelf-worn.
eBay and Amazon have all but killed the used book business but the
old-time dealers don't want to wake up to the new reality.

I know a lot of people who like to poke around in used book stores, and I
include myself in that category. But if I really want something, Abebooks
is the place I go, even though the prices can be higher. By the way, as a
book guy, you may be interested in this:

http://wiki.coinbooks.org/index.php/How_to_Pack_Books

James

"Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message
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I know a lot of people who like to poke around in used book stores,
and I include myself in that category.

When I was going to college, lower 4th Ave in NYC was alive with used
book stores (all gone now) and I spent many hours rummaging thru them.
The rare instances when I have time when in the city, I still try to hit
some of the used book stores like the Strand and Argosy.
Unfortunately there are very few used book stores left in Manhattan or
Long Island.